Lymphatic Glands in Meat-Producing Animals

Their Methodical Examination With Sanitary, Inspection as the Viewpoint, Topographical, Data and Pathological Alterations Occurring in These Organs

by P. Godbille

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In the practical examination, immediately after slaughter, of cattle and swine for diseases, most of the work, in America and elsewhere, is likely to consist in the inspectlon for tuberculosis; because most of the condemnations of Whole carcasses, or parts of carcasses, is due to the existence of that disease to such an extent as to warrant destruction of the meat under the direction of the veterinary inspector. In the United States the presence of well advanced cholera, shown in the post mortem inspection, has caused the condemnation of hogs in increasing numbers and the destruction of pork in total amounts second only to those for taberou losis. The condemnations of sheep in the abattoirs of this country is largely for caseous lymph ad enitis. The official statistics for 1913 in the United States are as follows.